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REAL Science Odyssey Biology 2 Teacher Guide ... - Pandia Press

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Your Inheritance<br />

<strong>Biology</strong> Level 2 <strong>Teacher</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />

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Lesson Review<br />

Your Inheritance<br />

Traits<br />

= traits determined by genes, e.g. eye color, heart murmur<br />

= traits from life experiences, ex. scars<br />

Meiosis separates alleles so there is one copy of an allele in a gamete.<br />

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Genotype determines phenotype.<br />

Genotype = a set of genes in an organism<br />

Phenotype = the appearance of the organism<br />

Alleles are the forms a gene comes in.<br />

Alleles can be dominant or recessive.<br />

Allele vocabulary and rules:<br />

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Your inherited traits are determined by the alleles you inherit.<br />

= allele pairs separate during meiosis<br />

Law of Independent Assortment = allele pairs separate independently of each<br />

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